SURPLUS as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a quantity much larger than is needed
   Synonym(s)
   • excess (what does excess mean?)
   • nimiety (what does nimiety mean?)
   • surplusage (what does surplusage mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) surplus is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • overabundance (what does overabundance mean?)
   • overmuch (what does overmuch mean?)
   • overmuchness (what does overmuchness mean?)
   • superabundance (what does superabundance mean?)

SURPLUS as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • more than is needed, desired, or required
   Synonym(s)
   • excess (what does excess mean?)
   • extra (what does extra mean?)
   • redundant (what does redundant mean?)
   • spare (what does spare mean?)
   • supererogatory (what does supererogatory mean?)
   • superfluous (what does superfluous mean?)
   • supernumerary (what does supernumerary mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • trying to lose excess weight
   • found some extra change lying on the dresser
   • yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant
   • skills made redundant by technological advance
   • sleeping in the spare
   Similar To
   • unnecessary (what does unnecessary mean?)
   • unneeded (what does unneeded mean?)